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private sector

NOUN
for-profit businesses
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The private sector added 109,000 jobs in April, exceeding expectations, compared with 61,000 in March, a separate ADP report Wednesday found.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

While emphasising the importance of engaging private sector shareholders, the ministers called for strengthening cooperation to promote fair competition and ensure product safety.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Expanding free childcare relies on the private sector expanding as well to provide places for children as fast as demand rises.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

The administration is balancing innovation and security while cooperating with the private sector to make sure AI models are rolled out safely, a White House official said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Thinking he could fare better in the private sector, he eventually quit the force to go into business with friends.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung